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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael M who wrote (3223)	10/20/1999 2:50:00 PM
From: Frank Drumond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5023

>Are major companies abandoning retail in favor of direct sales?< IBM announced today that they are pulling Aptiva products from retail and going direct. The traditional retail channel carries too much of a burden in this price sensitive market. I think that retailers are going to have to change there models for selling (at least in terms of the costs they now force on products) to remain competitive in the e-commerce age.